Benton & Bengtson (1923 parish hall) and Wysong, Bengtson & Jones, architects (1931 sanctuary) 1923 1100 West Grace St — Bethlehem Lutheran Church, commanding a quiet intersection at western edge of the VCU Monroe Park campus, is a neo-Gothic, red brick, stone and concrete architectural gem. Its beautiful proportions and exquisite detailing belie the fact …
Charles M. Robinson 1929 701 North 37th Street Since opening in 1929, East End Junior High School has served generations of children from Church Hill, Oakwood, and surrounding districts. It has since been reborn as the Franklin Military Academy, the nation’s first public military school, founded in 1980 (though initially at a different location). …
Charles Shifflett and Thomas A. Gresham, associated architects 1961, plus additions 30 Malvern Avenue There is an outbreak of fine ecclesiastical architecture in the vicinity of Malvern Avenue between Grove Avenue and West Cary Street. The congregation of Reveille United Methodist Church occupies a stunning colonial revival sanctuary that was constructed in 1954. Seventh Street …
Baskervill & Son, and Samuel Hannaford & Sons, and Commonwealth Architects adaptive reuse architect 1957, adaptive reuse 2008 1350 Westwood Avenue Ginter Place is a handsome, seven story, 69-unit, mid-century modern condominium tower that rises above the lush tree canopy of Laburnum Park, an early 20th century suburb of mostly upscale Colonial Revival and Art …